38 USC § 5125 - Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s5125"
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title: "38 USC § 5125 - Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "5125"
section_name: "Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PAYMENT OF BENEFITS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–446, title III, § 301(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4658.)"
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# § 5125. Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations

For purposes of establishing any claim for benefits under chapter 11 or 15 of this title, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician that is provided by a claimant in support of a claim for benefits under that chapter may be accepted without a requirement for confirmation by an examination by a physician employed by the Veterans Health Administration if the report is sufficiently complete to be adequate for the purpose of adjudicating such claim.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–446, title III, § 301(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4658.)